Intel iMacs are easy to update!!!

[hvfsl]

Just found an article at xlr8yourmac.com. It seems a guy in Japan was able to remove the 1.8Ghz Intel Core dual cpu from his iMac and replace it with a 2Ghz one.

The iMacs cpus aren't soldered like in previous models, so anyone who has upgraded a PC should be able to upgrade the Mac.

 

[jsw]

Cool. Does this mean I can put a G5 in mine?

 

[Josh396]

While this is great news I'd like to know about the graphics card and what are the possibilities that we'll be able to Merom in the current iMacs?

 

[hvfsl]

While this is great news I'd like to know about the graphics card and what are the possibilities that we'll be able to Merom in the current iMacs?

Well the iMacs have the graphics chip soldered onto the motherboard, so you can't do much about that.

Also I doubt you will be able to put anything other than another core dual in the iMac because the EFI chip won't support them. Although one of the Mac upgrade companies could come out with a EFI upgrade in the future.

 

[Benjamindaines]

While this is great news I'd like to know about the graphics card and what are the possibilities that we'll be able to Merom in the current iMacs?

You can't because 1. the chip is attatched to the logic board so you can't take it off 2. Apple uses the mini DVI and no one else sells a video card with that connecter.

 

[Mord]

the chip is not soldered to the board, it's in a socket, and yet the graphics card is on the logic board and is thus impossible to upgrade.

 

[nylon]

Funny, I dugg this story approximately the same time it was submitted here. Go digg it:

http://www.digg.com/apple/Intel_Mac_s_have_upgradeable_CPU_s

It's already gained some traction.

 

[ekenny]

... I wonder if you can do this on the MacBook Pro?